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Tearfund has been working with partners in Sierra Leone since the 1990s, particularly in funding their emergency assistance to various communities. As the region becomes relatively stable, Tearfund is working with partners in long-term development work while strengthening their ability to prepare for disasters.

Tearfund partners ran peace-building workshops following the war in Sierra Leone, providing counselling for people who had suffered terrible atrocities, their families murdered in front of them or their limbs amputated. In addition, Tearfund’s partners helped to repair and construct wells, build shelters, run health, sanitation and agricultural programmes and raise awareness about HIV.

Please pray:

for people living in poverty in Sierra Leone

for our partners as they seek to help others

for the country of Sierra Leone, for justice, peace, good health and hope for everyone.

More on Sierra Leone

The Ebola virus has claimed the lives of almost 3,000 people and is still spreading. Lift up the thousands of communities where people are mourning and scared, and pray for the spread of Ebola to be stopped.

27 July 2012 - Sarhun Village in Sierra Leone is pretty remote. Situated in Pujehun State, it’s eight hours down single track roads from the capital Freetown. Unfortunately, because of its inaccessibility, people in Pujehun are often not at the top of the list for government and development agencies...

4 May 2012 - Last week, 27 April, marked 51 years since Sierra Leone gained independence. Emerging from a devastating 11-year civil war in 2002, the country is now one of the world’s largest producers of industrial diamonds and gemstones as well as having the third largest harbour in the world. Despite this, the country is still...